Seventy-eighth New York Infantry.  Cols., Daniel UUman, Herbert Hammerstein;
Lieut. -Cols., Jonathan Austin, Henry C. Blanchard, Henry R. Stagg, Herbert Hammerstein,
William Chalmers; Majs., Henry C. Blanchard, Henry R. Stagg, William H. Randall. The 78th,
known as the 78th Highlanders, was composed principally of members from New York city,
Utica, Buffalo, Bath, China, Rochester and Suspension Bridge, with one company from
Michigan. It was mustered into the U. S. service at New York city, Oct. 1, 1861, to April
12, 1862, for a three years' term, and left for Washington on April 29. The regiment
encamped for a short time at Washington and on May 25, was ordered to Harper's Ferry,
where it was assigned to the 2nd brigade, Sigel's division, Department of the Shenandoah
and on June 26 it became a part of the 3d brigade, 2nd division, 2nd corps, Army of
Virginia. The command was first closely engaged at Cedar mountain, where it lost 22
killed, wounded or missing. At Antietam the loss was 34, and the regiment moved from there
to Hillsboro and Ripon, Va., and went into winter quarters with the 12th corps, to which
it had been assigned on Sept. 12, with the same brigade and division as before. At
Chancellorsville in May, 1863, the 12th corps bore an important part and the 78th suffered
severely  131 in killed, wounded and missing. In June the regiment moved to
Gettysburg, where it was closely engaged in the battle and upon the arrival of the army in
Virginia, was ordered to join the forces in Tennessee. It arrived at Bridgeport, Ala.,
Oct. 1; was in action at Wauhatchie, Tenn.; shared in the ensuing engagements in the
vicinity of Chattanooga, and passed the winter in that locality. In May, 1864, with the
same brigade and division, 20th corps, the regiment moved with Gen. Sherman on the advance
toward Atlanta, being engaged at Mill Creek gap, Resaca, Dallas, and in the battles about
Kennesaw mountain. On July 12, 1864, owing to depleted ranks the 78th was transferred to
the 102nd N. Y. infantry, with which it completed its term of enlistment. During its
service the regiment lost 58 by death from wounds and 75 from other causes.

Footnotes:Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2